#1 - March 7, 2011, 6:55 p.m.
Thread limits are back in effect which means the thread is locked sooner than we expected. Go ahead and take this time to vote on the questions already posed. We'll use the thread cap for future Ask the Devs instead of an end-of-the-day timeline.
Sorry for the miscommunication, we didn't know the thread limits had been fixed and had anticipated manually locking it.
Doesn't that thread cap seem pretty low? I've seen a lot of discussion threads go way beyond 26 pages. That limit seems like it would make keeping all discussion about a topic in a single thread extremely difficult.
03/07/2011 11:49 AMPosted by DagnarusI wanted to ask a question. ;_; Oh well, next time eh?
Yup, next time. We'll have to evaluate when we open them but they'll always be on a Monday.
Also, keep in mind that as this is a global Q&A we'll be answering questions from multiple regions. Just because you don't see your question asked here in the NA thread, doesn't mean someone in Taiwan isn't asking it, or Italy, etc. etc.
Heh, I'm expecting to see those threads capping even faster, given people will rush to post.
It's a good idea, don't get me wrong, but having thread through the questions, I worry about what that thread will become if it's a weekly thing. Thoughtful questions will give way to "must post now before it caps!" questions.
03/07/2011 11:59 AMPosted by YohkoIt's outrageous that virtually every post in that thread was voted up. There's absolutely no way they have time to answer all of those questions. It was a noble gesture but I can't imagine the nightmare it's going to be trying to sort all of that out.
Well the problem was people were being lazy and greedy.
#1, they posted the same questions constantly, didn't bother to read through and see if it was already asked.
#2, people would post multiple times asking different questions.
03/08/2011 2:04 PMPosted by LorinallI think the problem with a general topic was that there were a lot of questions pertaining to a specific ability, rotation, or mechanic of one spec of one class in PVE or PVP, and that represents about one in thirty players. I saw a lot of Ret Pally questions. I didn't vote on any of them because I don't have a Paladin, and I don't care about that topic. I bet most of the class questions were only voted on by people who play those classes. I imagine that resulted in every class-specific question having a much lower rating that other questions in the thread, even if every player cares more about his class-specific question than any other topic in the thread. A class-specific topic, or a topic that asks posters to refrain from class-specific ability questions might solve that problem.
03/08/2011 2:09 PMPosted by SnooptroggYou really shouldn't answer that question because it only allows your stalkers to track you down with greater ease. So think about that before you answer those questions, or else you might wake up one night with your head shaved and a guy sitting in the corner knitting your hair into a hat as we all know that the only way to keep you from invading our minds is to wear a hat made from your hair.